no7 jointer plane tuning
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9 September 2014 at 2:16 am #71462
Hi everyone,
I recently received a no 7 jointer plane, on looking it over I only found the sole to be a bit hollow. Should I work on flattening it or leave as is? Second thing is the tote is loose and the srcew is bottomed, is there an easy fix for that?9 September 2014 at 9:14 am #73361How hollow is ‘a bit’? I think this depends on your uses. I have a Silverline No. 7 (the epitome of a bad plane) that started out visibly twisted and concave. After a LOT of time with sandpaper on a marble tile it is now within about 0.1 mm from flat, and that is OK for me.
I’m not kidding. This really did take me a long while. The Silverline sat under my bench for years and whenever I tried a sole I thought – ‘I should do some work on the jointer’. A few years later though, and now I have a working jointer which I bought for about £20.
As for the tote, you can shim the top of the tote handle with washers of just the right size as a temporary fix, or (don’t do this) hacksaw off a bit of the bottom of the screw.
9 September 2014 at 9:46 am #73502Is it hollow along the length or width of the plane? It can take an incredible amount of time to get it flat. I spent an afternoon flattening a #4!
Regarding the tote, you can also file a bit off the end of the screw so it doesn’t bottom out, then tighten it right up.
George.
Regarding the tote, Paul suggested a way to solve it:
http://paulsellers.com/2014/02/plane-retrofits-improve-design-comfort/
I have tried the other suggestions mentioned here and it did help but the problem was solved completely only when tried the shelf liner trick.
I have found that using Shopsmith brand ceramic sanding belts 4″ x 36″ in 60 grit reduces the effort to flatten a sole. I clamp it to a piece of glass that is 1/2″ thick x 4″ wide by 36″ long placed on a flat bench top. I use a file card to clean the residue from the belt. I it cut my flattening time in half or better.
12 September 2014 at 1:45 am #80058That shelfliner stuff is great. You can put it on the bench hook to keep things in place on the shutting board. In the vice inthe nob of a plane,
Heck you can line the shelf your planes sit on
What more could ask for?
Frankj23 September 2014 at 6:16 am #109624Thanks for all the input, I decided to return the plane seeing that I had no feasible way to flatten such a long length of metal and second I’d rather purchase something like that new after looking this one over and seeing the amount of work that would be required. The shelf liner trick will be useful on a couple of other planes I own. Again thanks for the input!
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